George Scott (baseball)

George Scott (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=George Scott


position=First baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1944|3|23
city-state|Greenville|Mississippi
debutdate=April 12
debutyear=by|1966
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=September 27
finalyear=by|1979
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.268
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=271
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=1,051
teams=
* Boston Red Sox (by|1966-by|1971, by|1977-by|1979)
* Milwaukee Brewers (by|1972-by|1976)
* Kansas City Royals (by|1979)
* New York Yankees (by|1979)
highlights=
* 3x All-Star selection (1966, 1975, 1977)
* 8x Gold Glove Award winner (1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
* Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

George Charles Scott, Jr. (born March 23, 1944 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1966-71, 1977-79), Milwaukee Brewers (1972-76), Kansas City Royals (1979) and New York Yankees (1979). He batted and threw right-handed.

Career

Scott was a three-time All-Star in the American League in 1966, 1975 and 1977, starting the 1966 Mid-Summer Classic and homering in 1977. Scott hit over 20 home runs six times in his career, tying Reggie Jackson for the American League lead in 1975 with a career-high 36 and pacing the league in RBI that same season with 109. Known for his glovework at first base, Scott was awarded the Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence in the American League during eight seasons (1967-68 and 1971-1976).

In a 14-season career, Scott posted a .268 batting average with 271 home runs (which he called "taters") and 1051 RBI in 2034 games. His nickname was 'Boomer' and he called his glove "black beauty." George was well-known for having a good sense of humor. He wore a necklace which he once identified to a reporter as being composed of "the second baseman's teeth". To compliment his unique attire, George also was known for wearing a batting helmet while fielding at first base due to an experience he had with a fan throwing hard objects at him once during a road game.

Despite his successful career, Scott's 1968 season was noted by ESPN as one of the worst offensive performances ever, especially for a first baseman. [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=baker/080822]

ee also

*List of Boston Red Sox awards
*Top 500 home run hitters of all time
* List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
* List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
* List of Major League Baseball home run champions

External links

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Scott_George.stm Baseball Library (profile)]
*baseball-reference|id=s/scottge02
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pscotg102.htm Retrosheet]


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